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Resolution and recognition highlight council meeting
The Thomson City Council approved a resolution appointing the mayor as a voting delegation on the Municipal Gas Authority.
Source: McDuffie Progress

Sewer plant upgrades in progress
Major renovations are underway to Woodbine's wastewater treatment plant and the city's entire sewer line system.
Source: Brunswick News

City likely to raise rates for ambulance service
Fire Chief Eddie Buckholts told city council members Thursday night his department may have to increase base rate charges for ambulatory service to help cover costs.
Source: Clayton News Daily

Fort Oglethorpe council to vote on city charter committee members
It appears not all the nominations for Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long’s charter study committee will make the final cut.
Source: Catoosa County News

Dalton mayor mulls challenge to Deal
David Pennington, the mayor of Dalton, is making noises about challenging incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal in the 2014 Republican primary. Say what?
Source: Bryan County News

Trails for Recreation and Economic Development helps raise money for Redmond Trail
TRED is building bridges. Or trails, to be more exact. The group Trails for Recreation and Economic Development has been raising money through private donations to help fund the Redmond Trail. It’s now seeking thousands of dollars in grant money for the trail, and is looking to local government and businesses for their support.
Source: Rome News-Tribune

South Rome community garden closer to reality
Property adjacent to the South Rome Community Association building, 607 Pennington Ave., has been chosen as the site for the new South Rome Community Garden.
Source: Rome News-Tribune

Canton nears agreement on council, mayor pay
The Canton City Council inched closer to an agreement on potential pay raises for the council and mayor at its meeting Thursday, and the mayor said Friday that if it passes he would now be less likely to veto the proposal.
Source: Cherokee Tribune

Canton maintains ISO rating of 4
After a recent review, Canton maintained its ISO rating of 4, which can have an effect on homeowners’ and businesses insurance rates and has been one of the most often mentioned factors in the long, heated debate over remedying the city’s fire services issues.
Source: Cherokee Ledger

Ringgold moving forward with groundwater exploration
Ringgold is planning ahead for its water needs by moving forward with the initial phase of groundwater exploration following a unanimous vote during its meeting on Monday, May 13.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe council votes down billboard advertisement
Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long exercised his right to vote in a tie during the council's May 13 meeting.
Source: Catoosa County News

Renovated Comer Gym in Bibb City almost ready for grand reopening
Repairs and renovations to the old Comer Auditorium in Bibb City – now the Comer Center – have all but been completed and the grand reopening is about a month away, according to Deputy City Manager David Arrington.
Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Community aims to jumpstart rec center renovation
Surrounded by small, older homes, tucked on a little hill off a narrow street that connects historic neighborhoods, the Lawrence Street Recreation Center has sat patiently waiting for some attention from the 2009 parks bond.
Source: Marietta Daily Journal

Albany City Manager James Taylor preaches austerity in city budget
While budget time is about self-preservation -- saving my job, funding my projects, purchasing my equipment, protecting my turf -- for many of the people he works with in the city's government, it's a much simpler process for Albany City Manager James Taylor.
Source: Albany Herald

Auburn residents may see higher water rates
Auburn’s 2,800 water customers could soon get higher bills.
Source: Barrow County News

Savannah holds Bicycle Block Party
With the help of several community partners and grants, the city provided a space for bicycle activities, painting and chalk art, live music, outdoor games, booths for local vendors and information about health and wellness.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Peachtree City listed among safest cities in the nation
Peachtree City has again earned the distinction of being one of the top 100 safest cities in the United States as determined by the NeighborhoodScout website.
Source: Fayette Citizen

Peachtree City Council debates sales tax for roads, paths
A proposed countywide special sales tax, up for a vote in November, would provide $12.8 million to Peachtree City over a two-year period.
Source: Fayette Citizen

Griffin Police Department earns third national accreditation
The Griffin Police Department has earned national and international certification.
Source: Griffin Daily News

Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Dept. sets community up for continuing success
The economic downturn of the past few years and the budgetary concerns on all levels of government have brought to the forefront the necessity and positive impacts of economic development in our community.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Prince Avenue, 'a jewel,' and subject of planning look
Prince Avenue, the thoroughfare that doubles as a neighborhood road, described as a “jewel” and “uniquely Athens,” draws strong opinions when its future is being plotted.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Former commissioner to run for state Senate
Former Augusta Commission member Joe Bowles plans to run for the District 22 state Senate seat next year.
Source: Augusta Chronicle

Macon Downtown Airport to get studies, updates
A couple of changes are coming to the Macon Downtown Airport, the smaller of two airports the city owns.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Savannah mayor, alderman leaving for Turkey
Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson and Alderman Tom Bordeaux are hoping a little Southern charm will win over some new friends across the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Work on Commercial Circle will improve drainage, change aesthetics
Tony Robbins, a Commercial Circle property owner, can’t stand the rain. And his buildings don’t withstand it. But work to alleviate storm drainage problems in the area may soon be underway, along with a tweak to Commercial Circle’s appearance.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Macon pension costs seen rising as budget tackled
Digging into actual city departmental budgets instead of outside agencies, the Macon City Council’s Appropriations Committee quickly ran into some higher costs for the coming fiscal year.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Best and final offers filed in sales tax arbitration
Both Hall County and the city of Gainesville filed offers Friday on how each side wants to divide local option sales tax money among governments in the county.
Source: Access North Georgia

City workers to potentially get $2.8 million in pay raises
City of Atlanta employees, including police officers and firefighters, will see a bump in salary next year, Mayor Kasim Reed said early Friday evening.
Source: Creative Loafing

Board names two finalists to direct Athens Downtown Development Authority
The board of the Athens Downtown Development Authority has named two finalists for the authority’s executive director post — one of them an Athens resident — to replace the departing Kathryn Lookofsky, according to a Friday ADDA news release.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Trail would link Atlanta BeltLine to Chattahoochee
After years of neglect, government leaders and land conservationists are working to develop a seven-mile trail along a polluted Atlanta creek that would link the city's BeltLine trail system to the Chattahoochee River.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gore to run for former council seat
Dr. Tom Gore, 58, a two-term member of LaGrange City Council from 2002 to 2010, announced his intent to seek election in November 2013 for a return to the council in District 1.
Source: LaGrange Daily News

Savannah A 'Playful' City
Once again Savannah is being recognized as one of America's most "playful" cities for its abundance of parks and playgrounds.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Lovejoy approves FY14 budget
City officials will be working with a hefty $3.38 million budget during the next fiscal year.
Source: Clayton News Daily

Council approves first round of budget talks
With no fanfare, city council members approved the proposed budget for two departments in Forest Park Monday night.
Source: Clayton News Daily

Lake City centurion gets her own day
Woodrow Wilson had only been president of the United States for two months when Hazel Dorminy was born. The “Great War” hadn’t begun and people were still living in the Edwardian era.
Source: Clayton News Daily

Morrow may buy iPads in paperless shift
In a bid to go the paperless government route, the Morrow City Council is being asked to consider spending thousands of tax dollars to buy iPads for Mayor Joseph “J.B.” Burke, the four council members and members of the city’s appointed boards.
Source: Clayton News Daily

Conyers residents air concerns about proposed mixed-use development
More than a dozen residents spoke out against a proposed mixed-use development in Conyers at the City Council meeting Wednesday night, citing concerns over traffic, school crowding, increased crime and other infrastructure impacts from high-density development.
Source: Rockdale Citizen

Conyers eyes 5-mill property tax increase
The City Council is poised to approve a 5-mill increase in ad valorem taxes due to an average 20 percent decrease in property values in the city.
Source: Rockdale Citizen

Cartersville council OKs spending measures
After shaking wings with Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini and members of the Cartersville City Council, “Quacky,” the super-sized mascot of the 12th annual Duck Derby, ended its tour of Bartow County’s city governments and left the building.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Peachtree Corners buys land to avoid apartments
Peachtree Corners officials closed a deal this week on the purchase of 20.6 acres of land that had been slated for the development of apartments
Source: Gwinnett Daily Post

Berkeley Lake changes tree removal requirements
Deputy city administrator Pat Chapman presented proposed changes to the city's tree removal regulations Thursday, citing a need to lessen the burden on Berkeley Lake's Ordinance Enforcement Officer's time.
Source: Gwinnett Daily Post

Newborn, Porterdale seek to make voting easier for residents
Newborn and Porterdale officials are hoping to streamline elections in their towns to help residents vote more easily whenever there are city and county elections in the same year.
Source: Covington News

Fort Oglethorpe council to vote on city charter committee members
It appears not all the nominations for Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long’s charter study committee will make the final cut.
Source: Catoosa County News

City's Eyesore Houses Were Hot-Button Topic Meeting
Featuring large on the agenda of Monday night’s regular May meeting of the Trenton City Commission was the eyesore – or “Nuisance Abatement of Unhealthful Premises,” as Mayor Anthony Emanuel terms it more grandiloquently – ordinance the commission passed last year.
Source: Dade County Sentinel

Dawson council hears alternative reservoir proposal
The Dawsonville City Council last week heard details of a second proposed reservoir project that straddles the Dawsonville and Lumpkin county lines.
Source: Dahlonega Nugget

Splash park plan to ‘cool off’ Cornelia
The city of Cornelia could soon have a cool way to beat the heat this summer. According to Cornelia City Manager Donald Anderson, a splash park, considered by the Cornelia City Commission since November 2012, could open as soon as mid to late June.
Source: Northeast Georgian

Student wins essay contest
Merry Acres Middle School 12-year-old Armon Garner shakes hands with Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard, and writing strategies teacher Rhonda Harden, center, as he receives a certificate for participating in the Georgia Municipal Association’s “If I Were Mayor I Would ... “ essay contest Thursday.
Source: Albany Herald

Gainesville to move forward on creating land bank
The city of Gainesville is moving forward to create a land bank, and the next step is talking to Hall County.
Source: Gainesville Times

2013-14 tax rate likely to remain the same in Flowery Branch
Flowery Branch is moving toward a fiscal 2013-14 budget with the tax rate remaining the same, but with local option sales taxes remaining an unknown factor because of an ongoing dispute between Hall County and the cities.
Source: Gainesville Times

St. Marys wants delay in answering hospital authority suit
The City Council has asked the St. Marys Hospital Authority for more time to answer a lawsuit aimed at securing a new consent agreement under which the authority would spend its $3 million trust fund.
Source: Florida Times-Union

Planned tapas restauarant spurs big debate at Savannah City Council
A plan to open a tapas restaurant that serves small meals served up a lot of debate at Savannah City Hall on Thursday.
Source: Savannah Morning News

New Frazier apartments in Roswell approved
In a 5-1 vote, the Roswell City Council approved the Canton City Walk apartment complex that will replace the Frazier Street apartments on Norcross Street.
Source: NorthFulton.com

A New UWG Campus Moves Closer
Tuesday was a huge day for the city of Newnan and, in fact, all of Coweta County. City council approved three big contracts - architectural, construction and environmental compliance - as part of the $15 million project to convert the old Newnan Hospital into a new University of West Georgia campus here.
Source: Newnan Times-Herald

Transportation group talks road projects
Local officials discussed several needed, upcoming and ongoing road projects at the Griffin Spalding Area Transportation Committee meeting Thursday.
Source: Griffin Daily News

Lighting up the Atlanta Beltline with "gigabit" Internet
The City of Atlanta is considering lighting up the 22-mile corridor with "gigabit Internet" — ultra-fast Internet access via fiber optic cable. FTTP (fiber-to-the-premise) technology delivers Internet speeds of between 10Mbps and 300 Mbps
Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Gainesville City Council likes the idea of land bank authority
Saying now is the right time, Gainesville City Council appears ready to move forward with the formation of a land bank authority
Source: Access North Georgia

Big Macon-Bibb Election Two Months Away
As Macon and Bibb County voters get ready to elect their first-ever consolidated government July 16, one expert thinks they may have to update their calendars — federal authorities could delay the elections under the Voting Rights Act.
Source: GPB News

Brady Campaign sues Nelson, Ga. over mandatory gun law
A group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership that it said is mostly symbolic.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Palmetto Visitors invited to view city’s past two days a week
It took an extensive, $1.2 million renovation to transform Palmetto’s abandoned train station into a new focal point for the community.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Cleaning Up The Town
Keep Newnan Beautiful is getting some help from Coweta’s corporate community. The city department is working to make the city a better place for its citizens and has held a number of cleanup and recycling efforts.
Source: Newnan Times-Herald

Holly Springs discusses regulating trash haulers, allowing backyard chickens and naming of new park
The Holly Springs City Council is considering placing regulations on when solid waste companies can haul off garbage and what types of trucks can be used — a discussion that is not to be mistaken for franchising, which some of the council was against.
Source: Cherokee Ledger

Camak plans to build $750k sewer system
The Town of Camak has applied to a state agency for a loan to help construct a new sewer system for its citizens.
Source: McDuffie Progress

Work on facade at Lynn’s Uniforms will be redone
Rome’s Historic Preservation Commission gave authorization to Planning Director Sue Hiller to administratively deal with a facade change without bringing the issue back to the HPC.
Source: Rome News-Tribune

City council updated about pending litigation for sales tax revenues
Members of the Madison City Council heard an update from City Attorney Joe Reitman about their ongoing litigation with Morgan County regarding Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) money.
Source: Morgan County Citizen

Housing Authority commissioners approve revised BTW plan
The latest plan to redevelop the aging Booker T. Washington public housing complex won the unanimous approval of the Columbus Housing Authority board of commissioners Wednesday.
Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Officials discuss what CPD offers
Covington’s population and the number of people needing help from the police are growing, even if the police force isn’t because of a string of tight budgets in recent years.
Source: Covington News

Dirt issue may stall Canton fire station
Though talk of a potential fire station in the Laurel Canyon area of Canton has increased in recent weeks, Canton officials now say the land set aside for the construction has a problem that could stall the project or force them to relocate it.
Source: Cherokee Tribune

Nelson councilman steps into mayor’s seat for 2nd time
For the second time in two years, a city council member has stepped into the role as acting mayor for the city of Nelson, following the sudden resignation of the city’s mayor Tuesday.
Source: Cherokee Tribune

Planned river trail gains $90K worth of ground
The Marietta City Council has OK’d $90,451 in land purchases for the development of a trail from Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River.
Source: Marietta Daily Journal

City hears Shaw repurpose proposal
The Marietta City Council has OK’d $90,451 in land purchases for the development of a trail from Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River.
Source: Milledgeville Union Recorder

Man asks council for help with barking dogs
A Bainbridge man who has taken his neighbor to Municipal Court over constantly barking dogs has asked the City Council for its help.
Source: Bainbridge Post-Searchlight

County won’t provide building inspections in Climax
The Decatur County Board of Commissioners ultimately decided Tuesday not to have the county begin doing building inspections in the city of Climax.
Source: Bainbridge Post-Searchlight

Brunswick will have to pay suspended Commissioner James Brooks and his replacement
The city will pay double for one commission seat once the governor appoints an interim replacement for suspended Mayor Pro Tem James Henry Brooks.
Source: Florida Times-Union

Winder releases upcoming year's budget
The city of Winder has released its tentative budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Source: Barrow County News

Residents of Ga. town planning 'citizen patrol'
Residents of an Atlanta suburb are planning to fight crime by patrolling the streets using an old police cruiser.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Atlanta City Council using social media to get residents involved in budget talks
Atlanta is taking the 2014 budget debate to the people by holding a combined public hearing and virtual town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, which will be broadcast live on City Channel 26 and allow for greater feedback from residents through traditional and social media means.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Attorney Mike Smith to vie for mayor’s seat
Attorney Mike Smith on Tuesday announced his intent to run for mayor of LaGrange.
Source: LaGrange Daily News

Councilman Jim Thornton to vie for mayor’s seat
Jim Thornton announced Tuesday afternoon that he is running for mayor of LaGrange. He is completing his first term on LaGrange City Council, having been elected in 2009.
Source: LaGrange Daily News

Sixth-grader wins 'If I Were Mayor' contest
Caroline Oates, a sixth grader at Metter Middle School, would find homes for stray animals, plant flowers throughout the city and turn the old middle school into a senior citizen center if she were mayor.
Source: Metter Advertiser

City/County in harmony about impact fees
Recent highly-publicized differing opinions between the City of Gainesville and Hall County were conspicuously absent as City Manager Kip Padgett and County Administrator Randy Knighton briefed the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Wednesday morning on the effect that impact fees are having in their respective jurisdictions.
Source: Access North Georgia

Reichert, Ellis Confront Recent Records
Macon mayor Robert Reichert and his immediate predecessor C. Jack Ellis are facing scrutiny over their recent records, as both vie to become the first mayor of the consolidated Macon-Bibb County.
Source: GPB News

Rincon gets first K-9
Some puppies’ loss was Rincon’s gain. A 4-year-old Belgian Malinois that wasn’t a very good mother to her pups was donated to the city of Rincon as a K-9 for drug identification and tracking.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Signs maybe not as important as some think
After more than three months of deliberation, the committee assembled to revise Richmond Hill’s sign ordinance came up with a version of the regulations that a majority of City Council voted to enact last week.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Warner Robins wastewater plant upgrades underway
A gaping, 35-foot-deep hole indicates a major project underway at the Sandy Run Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Macon budget talks start with flap over sales tax
Macon City Council members began a three-week slog through Mayor Robert Reichert’s proposed budget Wednesday, with a skirmish breaking out almost immediately over whether estimates of sales tax revenue are low enough.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Smoking ordinance going back to Augusta Commission
Advocates for a smoke-free environment for all workers are once again pushing for an ordinance that would ban smoking in public places in Augusta.
Source: Augusta Chronicle

Savannah Riverkeeper asks commission for 50-year lease on riverfront property
Savannah Riverkeeper wants a 50-year lease on a city riverfront property that it has long eyed to use for recreational, educational and office space.
Source: Augusta Chronicle

New planner managing Grovetown's rapid growth
Managing Grovetown’s growth is the chief concern of the city’s new planning director.
Source: Columbia County News Times

Officials graduate econ dev. academy
Four area officials graduated earlier this month from the 2013 Georgia Academy for Economic Development. Bartow County, city of Cartersville and the city of Emerson were represented with participants in the Region 1 multi-day training program, which introduced students to the basics of economic and community development.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Emerson approves LakePoint plans
At its Monday meeting, the Emerson City Council approved the plans for the north campus of the LakePoint Sporting Community & Town Center. Construction has already begun on the south campus, which will feature Terminus Wake Park and baseball, soccer and lacrosse venues.
Source: Cartersville Daily Tribune News

Camden mulls I-95 tourism complex
A planned adventure park in Kingsland, approved earlier by city officials, still needs the blessing of the Camden County Commission and the local school board.
Source: Brunswick News

Possible plan for two-way streets on Lawrenceville's Square
Traffic is running a bit too smoothly through downtown Lawrenceville. Officials want to slow cars down and make businesses more accessible, by allowing people to drive both directions on a couple of local streets.
Source: Gwinnett Daily Post

Housing authority brings new plan for BTW revitalization that steers clear of Liberty District
Columbus Housing Authority CEO Len Williams gave Columbus Council a preview Tuesday of his new plan for revitalizing the Booker T. Washington Apartments, a plan that steers clear of the Liberty District.
Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Canton to vote on city council, mayor pay raise
One Canton City Council member is making good on his promise to “continue bringing forward” the notion of potential raises for the council and mayor, but once again, the mayor says he may veto the proposal.
Source: Cherokee Tribune

Dealership gets OK from Woodstock for Hwy. 92 storage lot
The Hennessy Honda dealership on Highway 92 was approved by the City Council for an adjoining vehicle storage lot where a car wash currently resides.
Source: Cherokee Tribune

Nelson mayor resigning immediately
The mayor of the small northern Cherokee-Pickens city of Nelson said Tuesday he is resigning immediately as a result of the Nelson City Council’s attempts to “remove or transfer” the powers of the office of mayor.
Source: Cherokee Tribune

Bowdon approves SPLOST referendum
Bowdon City Council Monday gave its approval to the proposed Nov. 5 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) referendum, but painted its capital improvement project list with a “broad brush” so that the funds wouldn’t be limited to specific projects.
Source: Carrollton Times-Georgian

Blind citizens concerned with street safety
Some 25 blind and visually impaired people gathered Tuesday at the ARC Center for the Blind, 1500-B Gillionville Road, to hear Ward II Commissioner Ivey Hines and to talk about some problems each of them face on a daily basis.
Source: Albany Herald

Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board OKs 2 measures
Two measures passed unanimously at a brief city of Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board meeting on Tuesday evening at the Public Safety Complex.
Source: Gainesville Times

Civilians, Tybee cops square off on the court
Trading their typical weapons for rubber playground balls, Tybee Island police officers Tuesday afternoon challenged citizens to a dodgeball tournament.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Savannah considering support for low-income housing project
A self-proclaimed history lover is seeking the support of the Savannah City Council to renovate and convert two historic former school buildings into 57 low-income apartments for seniors.
Source: Savannah Morning News

SEDA puts focus on workforce
Both the World Trade Center Savannah and the Savannah Economic Development Authority took their monthly board meetings on the road Tuesday, getting a firsthand look at Woodville Tompkins Technical and Career High School.
Source: Savannah Morning News

Monroe candidate has criminal past
A Monroe man who has announced his intent to run for city council was convicted 20 years ago of robbing the Good Hope post office. But Georgia law indicates he may still qualify to seek the seat.
Source: Walton Tribune

Transit system would bring three main benefits to Warner Robins
The city of Warner Robins is considering a public transit system. It is now studying costs, since routes have already been investigated.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Age-friendly ideas for Macon-Bibb coming together
The effort to make Macon and Bibb County more “age-friendly” needs to involve and serve all ages, volunteers working on the project said Tuesday.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Reichert proposes balanced budget for Macon
Mayor Robert Reichert presented a $71.2 million general fund balanced budget, which includes no change in tax rates, during a special meeting of Macon City Council on Tuesday.
Source: Macon Telegraph

Jackson council discusses renaming street
The Jackson City Council last week discussed the steps that might be necessary to rename part or all of North Mulberry Street.
Source: Jackson Progress-Argus

7 voting members for new transportation board
Butts County officials are moving ahead with plans to establish a transportation board that could make recommendations on a range of projects.
Source: Jackson Progress-Argus

Parking resurfacing as issue for downtown Augusta merchants
Downtown development continues to be its own worst enemy when it comes to downtown parking.
Source: Augusta Chronicle

Athens downtown board OKs parking contract renewal with mayor and commission
The Athens Downtown Development Authority voted Tuesday to renew its parking management agreement with Athens-Clarke County, despite concerns from one board member and changes to an earlier draft.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Athens-Clarke County commissioners restore Lyndon House funding, add to library with $250K budget boost
The mayor and commission added almost $255,000 Tuesday night to the mayor’s budget proposal, restoring funding to tours to the Lyndon House Art Center and boosting funding for the library and pension benefits.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Oakwood seeks grant to help fund apartment sewer system
The city of Oakwood is seeking a grant to help finance extending sewer service to an apartment complex.
Source: Access North Georgia

Atlanta announces tax amnesty program for businesses
The city of Atlanta is kicking off a tax amnesty program Wednesday for businesses that have failed to pay the city’s piper.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City Council eyes ordinance targeted at indoor gun ranges
The national gun-control debate has come to the Atlanta City Council as it eyes a proposal that would make it harder to open indoor shooting ranges.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Peachtree Corners buys land to thwart apartment complex
The city of Peachtree Corners closed on the purchase of 20.6 acres Monday, across from The Forum on Peachtree Parkway.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution